Goggles.



PATENTED PEB. 5, 190'?.

T. W.` BLACK.

GOGGLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. e, 190e'.

UNITED STATES THOMAS rATE'NT., oEEIoE. i

W. BLACK, OF BURNHAM, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM S. PHILIPS, OF BURNHAM, PENNSYLVANIA.

GOGGLES.

' One object of the invention is to provide a device of this character in which the. glasses or transparent plates are removably mounted, so that they may bereadily replaced when spotted or broken or changed according to the nature of the work the wearer is performing'.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which maybe readily bent and shaped to lit any wearer.

A still further object of the invention is to )rovide a device of this character which will be simple, durable, and comparativelj,r inexpensive and at the saine time very elleotive for the purpose intended and comfortable to the wearer.

Other objects and advantages of my invention, as well as the structural features by means of which these objects are attained, will be made clear by an examination of the specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which the saine reference-numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair of my improved goggles. 'Figi 2 is a horizontal sectional view through the same, and Fig.' 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 3 3 in Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings by numeral, l denotes the frame or bod;r of my improved' goggles, which is of substantially V iorLn and has its inner edge shaped to it thc face of the wearer and its outer edge adapted to hold glasses or other sheets or plates 2, which may be plain or colored, transparent, or semitransparent. rl`his trame 1 is preicrahlj.' made of a single piece ol: light sheet metal- ,Specification of Letters Patent. applicati@ ned MMG-n 6,1906. semi No. 304,489.

Patented Feb. 5, 1 907.

suchas tin, aluminium, or brass-Tand each of its two slnnlar parts or half-sectlons 3 and 4 is formed by shaping and bending the metal to provide a rounded end 5 and upper and lower converging portions 6 and 7.

The half-sections 3 and 4 of the frame are disposed angularly with respect to each other, and their upper portions 6 6 overlap and are united by a fastener 9 in the form of a staple and by a vertical brace 8, which connects the upper and lower portions of the frame. As shown, this combined brace and fastener 8 is formed from a single piece of wire, which is passed through apertures in said parts andv has its ends and central portions twisted` to-` gether. The top, bottom, and sides or ends of' the frame are formed with erforations or apertures 10 for ventilation; ut, if desired, the frame may be made of any foraminous or reticul ate material.

The angularly-disposed outer edges of the half-sections of the frame are provided wi'th guides 11 to receive the .upper and lower edges of the glasses 2, said guides being preferably formed by bending said edges to form grooves or channels, in which the glasses are adapted to be slid from the outer ends of the frame until the inner ends of the glasses engage each other. or detachably secured in said guides, preferably by forming the outer edges of the rounded ends 5 of the half-sections of the frame with one or more integral tongues 12, which are adapted to be bent around the Outer ends of the glasses, as shown. When these tongues are bent back, the glasses ma be readil removed to permit them to glasses of a different kind or color or to per-- mit a new glass to take the place of a broken or damaged one. The inner edge of the upper portion of the Jframe is arc-shaped or of substantially scinicircular shape to fit the forehead of thc wearer above the eyebrows,

-while the inner edge of the lower portion of the frame is curved and shaped to it the nose and cheeks a little below the eyes.A` These inner edges of the upper and lower portions and also of the end portions-of the fraire are slit or notched at intervals, as shownat 13, so that said edges may be readily bent to fit the contour of the face of any wearer. of the tongues formed by the slits 13 is apertured, as at 14, to permit a binding 15 to be sewed or otherwise secured to said edges of The glasses are removably Each e replace by it is Well adapted ing any of the advanta v'ss f the sections'attl vpass around the wearers head, or by any i they may be quickly dust, light, eat, and the like.

upper inner ends overl the frame. This binding, Which serves as a cushion to protect the wearers face, preferably consists of a strip offvelvet or other fabric folded over the inner/,edge of the frame, as clearly shown in Fig. of the drawings. The .goggles may be retained upon the wearer by `an .elastic band i6, secured at its ends to the roiindcd ends 5 oi' the frame and adapted to otherv suitable means. l

The construction, use, ,and advantages of the invention Will,be readily understood from the'foreg'oing'detail description, takenin connectionwith the accompanyingldrawihgs. It Will be noted that by removably mounting 'the glasses in the frame or holder, as shown, and easily removed and replaced and that by slitting the inner edge of the frame the-latter may be bent or shaped to iit the face oi any wearer.

The'deviceis of very simple, strong, and durable construction, so that it may be manufactured at a comparaltively small cost, and

to the use of any persons rotect their eyes from sparks, The angular disposition of the glasses permit the wearer to see to both sides as Well as to the front.

While I have shown and described the preferredxembodiment of the invention, it will be understood that I do not Wish to Ilbe limited to the preciseshowing herein set forth, sincevarious changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be made Without departing from the spirit [or sacrifices of the invention as deiened by the appen ed claims.

Having thus described my said'invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. -A pair of goggles comprising a perforated sheet-metal trame consisting of two similar half-sections disposed angularly with respect to each other and having their apping, alastening for plates upon the front a binding upon the 'rear 2. A pair of goggles comprising a perfol rated sheet-metal frame consisting or iwo f similar half-sections disposed angularly with respect to each other and having their upper l inner ends overlapping, each of said sections l having their outeredges bent to VForni guide grooves or channels, a iaslening connecting reir overlapping ends, vtransidably mounted within ihe who must said ends, transparent of said frame, and edge ci said frame.

parent plates sl having their out lgrooves or channels, a fastening connecting .with respect to connecting the 'frame bentJ grooves, and integral tongues upon the frame bent to engage the plaies and retain them in position wiihin the guides.

3. A pair oli-goggles comprising Va perforated sheet-metal frame consist-ing of two simil ar hal lseciions disposed angularly with respect to each other and .having their upper inner ends overlapping, each of said sections er edges bent to form guide'- the seciions at their overlappingends, transparent plates slidably mourned Within the grooves, integral tongues u on the frame beha io engage the plates andprelain them in position Within the guides, and a binding upon the rear. edge of said frame'.

' 4f' A pair of goggles comprising a perforated sheet-metal frame having its inner edge slitte'd to permit it to be bent to iit the face of the wearer, said frame consisting of two similar half-sections disposed angularly each other and having their upper inner ends overlapping, each of said sections having their outer edges bent to form guide grooves or channels, a fastener the seciions at their overlapping ends, transparent plates slidably mounted Within the grooves, integral tongues `upon to engage the plates and retain them in position Within the guides, and a binding upon the rear edge of said frame.

. 5. A pair of goggles comprising a perforated sheet-metal frame `v having its inner edge slitted to permit it to be bent to conform to the face of the wearer, said frame consisting of two similar half-sections disposed angularly with respect to each other and having their upper inner ends overlapping, each of said sections having its outer edges bent to form guide grooves or chann'els, a fastener connecting the sections at their overlapping ends, transparent plates slidahly mounted wir' hin the grooves, integral iongues upon the frame bent to engage ihc plaies and retain' Lhem in posilion within the guides, and a binding ot fabric 'folded over the inner edge of ihc frame and sewed thereo, ihe suite-hes passing through perforaiions in the frame adjacent to its inner edge. l A' ln tes.`i1nony whereof l hereunto affix my ll. C. BURKETT. Il. L. MARTIN.

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